Archive for
April, 2012

LOS ANGELES, California (April 30, 2012) – Coming off of their success at the LA Times Festival of Books last weekend, ICNA Southern California Chapter’s dawah project WhyIslam hosted a second large scale Dawah booth at the 23rd annual Fiesta Broadway Festival. This was the organization’s second consecutive year at the fair, which is described as the world’s largest Cinco de Mayo celebration.Read more

JAMAICA, New York (April 28, 2012) – The Islamic Circle of North America expressed its deepest condolences to the family of Al-Haaj Ghazi Khankan, a respected NY community leader and member of ICNA who passed away this Friday on Long Island.Read more

LOS ANGELES, California (April 26, 2012) – “We were attracted to this booth and, as I was always curious about the Quran, this gave me a chance to embrace Islam,” says Joseph, one of the six people who embraced Islam at the 17th Annual LA Times Festival of Books this past weekend. The festival at the University of Southern California was a two-day event celebrating writing and literature.

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, New Jersey (April 25, 2012) – The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) New Jersey chapter is pleased to announce first annual Muslim Sports Day (MSD) for youth and adults, on May 5, 2012, in South Brunswick, NJ. MSD is a unique event that brings thousands of Muslims from diverse backgrounds together to compete in a fun and halal environment.Read more

Dallas, TEXAS (April 19, 2012) – This year’s 15th Annual YM Quiz Competition in Dallas, TX continued its yearly success of assembling and accommodating a large number of young Muslim kids across the Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) metroplex.

It was a long and tiring drive yesterday from Birmingham, Alabama to the state of Texas where we met volunteers at the Islamic Center of Irving in order to devise a coordinated Muslim response effort in the wake of recent tornadoes.Read more

April 4, 2012 – Tribulations are surely a life reality, but it is the peoples’ reaction to such bad times and calamities that bring out the true value of our humanity and dignity. North Texans have a lot to be grateful for in the wake of the 15 devastating twisters that ripped through the area on Tuesday, miraculously without fatalities. Several tornadoes touched ground in Lancaster, Dallas, Arlington, and Forney smashing buildings, tossing tractor trailer trucks in the air, and forcing flying debris several miles away into cars, businesses, and homes.Read more

April 7, 2012, 9AM & April 14, 2012, 9AM at Islamic Association of North Texas (IANT)

Young Muslims is glad to announce the 15th Annual Quiz Competition on Essential Islamic Knowledge & Skills. The sole purpose of this quiz competition is to revive and promote the knowledge of Islam in our youth. Inshallah this event will help us to convey the message of Islam, so that our youth become good Muslims and spend their lives according to the great teachings of Islam.

Please come and join us to make this event successful. we look forward to your participation & support.